Things that don’t fit on my travel blog, Bite-sized Travel, go here.Tumblr (3.0; @kristaspurr)http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b4b0bc891eb407b578ae1a598bd47224/tumblr_mhwpuivS5U1qgqjw2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pop culture travel: @vanessa_jubis’ pop culture travels, Part 1</p><p><a href="http://bitesizedtravel.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/pop-culture-travel-vanessas-pop-culture-travels-part-1/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/42582804555http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/42582804555Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:03:53 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aa099971b9321aa7b66a31a6a37a9155/tumblr_mhekpt7NMz1s1mt5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://colchrishadfield.tumblr.com/post/42018609794/new-orleans-from-orbit-we-can-see-the-lake" target="_blank">colchrishadfield</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>New Orleans - from orbit we can see the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, both airports, and happily - the French Quarter.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>I’m going to get Commander Hadfield to do more recon for me on future travel destinations. He’s off to a good start with NOLA. </p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/42019178696http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/42019178696Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:10:22 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/671beb5c1d74ba4e594d927310af0506/tumblr_mhhqoaCp4w1qgjp02o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://couchtimewithjill.tumblr.com/post/41941640713/today-on-couchtime-krisp131-bids-a-heartfelt" target="_blank">couchtimewithjill</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Today on Couchtime, @krisp131 bids a heartfelt farewell to #30Rock.</p> <p><a href="http://couchtimewithjill.com/2013/01/31/farewell-30-rock-blerg/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p> </blockquote>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41943111998http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41943111998Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:42:32 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6776251ec7e280b09329a4b6c3efd637/tumblr_mhai9aMWrj1qgqjw2o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Last night, a couple of friends and I watched “Liz & Dick” and it was amazing. Gloriously, awesomely awful. </p> <p>Grab a bottle of “VODKA” brand vodka and settle in, because the movie is everything you expect it to be. It leans into its awfulness with a largely nonsensical plot, erratic scene cuts and glorious examples of fine acting by Lindsay Lohan (like this!).</p> <p>You don’t need to watch the whole thing, but you do need to see Lindsay shout at the other guy, “Go back to your theatre, you BIG THESBIAN!”</p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41610293919http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41610293919Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:12:44 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c2bbfc1569baafda1fd1f6e61fcc9a2/tumblr_mh1v1q3aOr1qgqjw2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Now that Shakira’s had her baby, I can make a confession. I’ve looked at this picture a bunch of times and never noticed she’s in it. </p> <p>Why, hello there, Gerard Piqué.</p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41228536999http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41228536999Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:10:38 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2a6d39052df2638501f61c844e27763/tumblr_mh1meupXdv1qgqjw2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Praying retroactively to Saint Isidore of Seville, patron saint of computer technology and the internet, after some fruitless internet sleuthing and a whole lotta computer troubles earlier today. </p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41213674395http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41213674395Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:04:06 -0500know your saints<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/17b4c413c10219ccc83683165e81afa0/tumblr_mgyh3seRpE1s10fhho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dexter the Office Cat uses lunchtime yoga in the conference room to remind everyone that he is better at yoga than you.</p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41124711023http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41124711023Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:33:57 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DOFAnpb8I3E?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Over on</span><span> </span><a href="http://wp.me/p28CW3-1xS" title="Gold: A Nova Scotia Treasure on Bite-sized Travel" target="_blank">Bite-sized Travel</a><span>, I made it through an entire post about gold without making an </span><em>Austin Powers in Goldmember</em><span> joke. The streak ends now.</span></p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41108376871http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/41108376871Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:08:42 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/98fe80de61bf7d2c839e470905fd919d/tumblr_mguq6n18HT1rdh9azo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And that’s one to grow on, kids.</p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40964757396http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40964757396Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:13:14 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a38a0607056508ead049c94392869079/tumblr_mgu0n4Opcq1qgqjw2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nova Scotia political legend Joseph Howe says, “Whoa, buddy, it’s not that much snow!”</p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40851234502http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40851234502Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:30:40 -0500photoshalifax<p>South Africa trip journal: Cat friends, large and small, at Emdoneni Cat Rehabilitation Centre #southafrica</p><blockquote><p>As a life-long animal lover, one of the things that consistently amazed me about South Africa was the many and varied ways to interact with animals. Off a quiet road outside of Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal, a visit to the <a href="http://www.emdonenilodge.com/cat-rehabilitation/" target="_blank">Emdoneni Cat Rehabilitation Centre</a>is…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://bitesizedtravel.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/south-africa-trip-emdoneni-cat-rehabilitation-centre/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40843915074http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40843915074Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:16:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59e72a7d987ec5ca11a6cea89a68d61c/tumblr_mgtk5hOTSv1qgqjw2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s Friday, let’s toss our hair like Farrah Fawcett and laugh like we’re in a movie montage!</p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40835713598http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40835713598Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:34:29 -0500alpaca<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6a785fc3f7e64d07628dc6e3dddebcba/tumblr_mgqiqcQqeH1s10fhho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You and me both, Dexter.</p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40781134984http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40781134984Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:23:29 -0500<p>Stories like Manti Te&#8217;o <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ktlincoln/notre-dames-star-football-player-may-have-had-a-m" target="_blank">fake dead</a> <a href="http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-teos-dead-girlfriend-the-most-heartbreaking-and-inspirational-story-of-the-college-football-season-is-a-hoax" target="_blank">girlfriend story</a> make me wonder if I should have invented children <span>when I changed workplaces that one time</span><span>, just in case I needed them for an inspirational emergency or snow day.</span></p> <p><span>Oh, <a href="http://www.theofficekid.com/" target="_blank">TheOfficeKid</a>, where were you when I needed you?</span></p> <p><span><img height="205" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTO5qN7qdR36uxjfvkdmVX7nfSlByu2rjjBVLjKvfh8AmmKjdE_uQ" width="246"/></span></p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40713435081http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40713435081Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:00:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/369a72c9bf7b7e40557e5accecea11dc/tumblr_mgqdh0KBvg1qgqjw2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Looking for a new avatar pic for the instant messaging program at work. This is the top contender.</p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40692775789http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40692775789Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:17:24 -0500<a href="http://finalwishes.tumblr.com/">Final wishes: your pop culture last will & testament</a>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40271297395http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40271297395Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:51:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d099779f167328ff1d85ab88f06bc5c9/tumblr_mgd5z67Jqz1qgqjw2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today I answer the best #travel questions I get on the blog & tackle lemur ownership in Nova Scotia #faq</p><p><a href="http://bitesizedtravel.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/mailbag-internet-travel-searches/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40095419769http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/40095419769Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:06:42 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c47392153cf0e4ef218b16118aeb24ba/tumblr_mg9gw4Zb3B1qgqjw2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>South Africa trip journal: the most historic cup of coffee in Cape Town #lovecapetown #southafrica</p><p><a href="http://bitesizedtravel.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/south-africa-trip-journal-the-most-historic-cup-of-coffee-in-cape-town/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/39930766118http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/39930766118Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:12:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fcc67d2ffcf8ebcaebdbf7a0f97e140f/tumblr_mfvae6JERU1qgqjw2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>2012: My travel year in review</big></p><blockquote><p>As we get ready to flip the calendar to 2013, I wanted to take a look back and share my favourite…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://bitesizedtravel.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/2012-my-travel-year-in-review/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/39253345582http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/39253345582Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:25:18 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/51b326761c9edf0b18ee38a6d70f3b39/tumblr_mfa9vrUB6h1qgqjw2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I brought some Catalan Christmas traditions home to Nova Scotia #travel #holidays #catalunya</p><p><a href="http://bitesizedtravel.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/bringing-catalan-christmas-home-to-nova-scotia/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/38305161194http://kristaspurr.tumblr.com/post/38305161194Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:04:38 -0500